Pigs or Pets???

The central plot of 'Pigs is Pigs' concerns whether a guinea pig should
be considered to be a pig ... or a pet! The difference to their
Scottish purchaser is 4 cents, and so when rule-obsessed jobsworth
Flannery (a fine Irishmen if ever there was one!) decrees that 'pigs is
pigs', the Scot refuses to cough up and a flurry of telegrams is set in
motion.

In the meantime ... Flannery finds himself with something of a
multiplication problem! A charming cartoon with excellent animation,
especially of the 'pigs', this one will make you laugh out loud. I
haven't read the story on which it is based, but I intend to.

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Cute cartoon, but the original source story is better

While this cartoon, nominated for an Oscar, is a good adaptation of a
classic short story with the same title and is very cute and worth seeing,
the source material (Butler's story) is simply marvelous and should also be
read. Disney did a good job in adaptation, given their track record for
adaptations. Worth watching, this runs periodically on The Ink and Paint
Club on the Disney Channel.

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Disney Animates A Little American Classic

When station-master Flannery takes possession of a couple
of
guinea pigs, he decrees that PIGS IS PIGS and they will
be
charged the collection rate for livestock, 48¢, instead of the
pet
rate of 44¢. But McMorehouse the customer, a parsimonious
old Scot, refuses to pay the extra four cents and abandons
the
animals to Flannery's care. And then the guinea piglets start
to
arrive...

The Disney version of Ellias Parker Butler's humorous little
story makes for an enjoyable cartoon. It is presented in
the
limited-animation style so popular in the 1950's.

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Nearly perfect.

"Pigs is Pigs" is an Academy Award-nominated cartoon short from Disney.
While some might be surprised by its origin, Disney did begin using
minimalistic art in the 1950s, as rival UPA had originated this and had
been rewarded with quite a few Oscars--including an Oscar for a Mr.
Magoo film that very same year (Mr. Magoo beating Disney?!?!). Today,
however, many will see this as a major step back from the GREAT art of
the Disney shorts of the 30s and 40s. But, the splashy style of the 50s
was A LOT cheaper to make--and could be made a lot more quickly! And
so, many more such films were to come out of the studio.

"Pigs is Pigs" is a cute cartoon about a train station that is stuck
with a pair of VERY frisky guinea pigs. Unfortunately, they soon began
breeding like crazy and the station was inundated with the
animals--much like the Enterprise was infested with Tribbles! And,
while the executives at the railroad debate the issue, things only get
worse! While I don't usually love singing cartoons, this one is easy to
like. The singing is quite clever and it's pretty clear the Disney
folks had a good time making this one. Funny and despite the art being
a step backwards, it was a nearly perfect cartoon otherwise.